| Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People (Original Version) Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| One thing people might not have noticed is that 'The Sound of Silence' by Simon and Garfunkel is referenced constantly throughout this song. Not sure what for, but it definitely is. It could be for a means of contrast or something like that, I'm not sure. | |
| Nirvana – The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie cover) Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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This seems to me to be about two old friends in the after life (which I get from "we passed upon the stair" like a stairway to heaven or something.) The friend seems to be saying that his death is his fault, be it suicide or an overdose. ("I never lost control") But the narrator, interestingly enough, seems to be bliss to the fact that he's even dead. Like maybe he thinks it's all a dream or a hallucination. "I laughed and shook his hand And made my way back home I searched for form and land For years and years I roamed" And then he starts to realize: "I gazed a gazeless stare We walked a million hills I must have died alone A long, long time ago" And then now by the narrator singing the chorus, he seems to be sort of ok with it and kind of brushes it all off. Or maybe he's in denial or something. Maybe he prefers death over pain ad doesn't really care if it was his fault. Not sure. This is a very interesting song though, and it's definitely well executed by both Kurt and David Bowie in my opinion. |
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